‘The Play’s the (hottest) Thing’ to catch on the London stage this autumn

Stage star Mark Rylance leads two Shakespeare’s Globe transfers to the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End

October 29, 2012, 12:48 pm -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- London's West End welcomes one of its favourite actors, Mark Rylance, to not one but two of its major Shakespeare productions this autumn season, as the much-loved actor brings two Globe transfers to central London.

As part of the Globe's The Play's The Thing' season, Rylance will be switching between Shakespearean cross-dressing comedy, in which he will play the lady Olivia in Twelfth Night, and villainous history, playing the eponymous Richard III.

For theatre-goers who did not catch the performance during the summer months, this presents a great chance to see some of mainstream theatre's most popular practitioners doing their thing. It might not come cheap  tickets start at £32  but LondonTown.com is hoping to sweeten the deal for visitors with some cheap hotels in London on its books.

The website - which specializes in locating discounts and deals on hotels around London, building relationships which allow customers to talk direct to the hotels and pay on departure - has a range of properties within walking distance of the theatre.

Studios 2 Let Serviced Apartments London have a 3-star apartment space in plush, literary Bloomsbury for a discounted sale price of £94 per night for a studio room on the last weekend of November; this is just under 20 minutes' walk from the theatre. It's also a saving of nearly 50% of the full price.

The same weekend sees hotel options too: The Rathbone Hotel London, 10 minutes' walk from the theatre, has double rooms in its 4-star property for £138, a 55% discount  and one way of making a big splash in the city.